Blog - Vanessa Stoykov

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Happiness is a Journey

I read a great quote the other day, from the actor Denzel Washington. He was talking about how so many people thought that when they got that job, had that

Vanessa Stoykov January 29, 2021

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Big W’s New Back to School Ambassador

BIG W unveils annual Back to School Report, revealing Aussie shopping behaviours and spending habits ahead of the return to class. With the Christmas and New Year rush over, it’s

Vanessa Stoykov January 4, 2021

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Why I’m not making resolutions for 2021

Well we made it. 2020 has drawn to a close and we have now moved into 2021 – a year, we all hope, of recovery. As I sit with my

Vanessa Stoykov January 2, 2021

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Don’t want to work longer because of COVID-19?

Money expert Vanessa Stoykov explains how COVID-19 has affected some Australian’s finances for the worst – and shares her top tips on what to do about it. While I have

Vanessa Stoykov December 19, 2020

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Everyone’s In The Same Financial Boat

This week’s episode of Secrets of the Money Masters shows our panel discussing Kate and Tony’s love of property investing. Ironically, many of the lessons our experts spoke of before

Vanessa Stoykov November 30, 2020

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Think Outside The Square on Money

With the pace of change faster than anything we have seen in our lifetimes, now is the time for you to join in and make some change happen for you

Vanessa Stoykov November 23, 2020

Getting Help

Why Money Stories Matter More Than Ever

First of all, let me say the latest series we are launching, Secrets of the Money Masters, is perhaps my favourite. Why? Because the people in it are not celebrities. Rather

Vanessa Stoykov October 29, 2020

Getting Help

3 Ways to Lower Your Money Anxiety

If you were already worried about money before COVID-19, there is a big possibility that the pandemic has increased your uncertainty about your financial future. And if you have a

Vanessa Stoykov October 28, 2020

Getting Help

Being Vulnerable With Money is the First Step

I’ve been working with the finance industry for over 25 years now. And all the things I have learned about money and people trying to improve their financial situation comes

Vanessa Stoykov October 27, 2020

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Three Steps to COVID-Proof Your Finances

It’s a question I get asked in various guises all the time. Do I know a good financial planner? What super fund am I with? Who is my accountant? How

Vanessa Stoykov October 26, 2020

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Three Lessons to Take from COVID-19

If we have learned anything from this pandemic, it is that change happens – it can be swift, and life-changing and the only thing to do is survive and make

Vanessa Stoykov September 1, 2020

Getting Help

Should You Take Your Super?

There has been a lot of press around the early release of the super scheme, and the fact that Australians have taken $28 billion out of their retirement savings to

Vanessa Stoykov August 18, 2020

Family Funding

3 Ways to Change your Money Thinking after COVID-19

There is no doubt that COVID-19 has forever changed the way we live and think. Most of us now have accepted that some things will never be the same, and

Vanessa Stoykov July 28, 2020

Family Funding

3 Reasons Not To Touch Your Super

I read with some dismay the numbers coming in from the first $10,000 released under the super early release scheme. With more than 1.4 million applications approved so far, more

Vanessa Stoykov July 7, 2020

Getting Help

Three Ways to Find Joy and Thrive in a Pandemic World

Yes, we have all heard it before – it’s tough, the economic reality will keep getting tougher and most of us are accepting that working from home could be the

Vanessa Stoykov June 23, 2020

Getting Help

3 Ways to Change Your Life After COVID-19

There is no denying that the pandemic, and the economic fallout from it, has impacted pretty much all of us in one way or another. It has been a shock

Vanessa Stoykov June 9, 2020

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Facing Your Money Fears (and Who Can Help)

Someone recently asked me “what’s keep you up at night?” I have to say, there has been plenty to keep me burning the midnight oil - coping with the outcomes

Vanessa Stoykov May 25, 2020

Getting Help

The Stream of David: Channeled Spiritual Guidance and Law of Attraction Advice

Vanessa has a fascinating discussion with American wisdom and abundance expert David Strickel, on The Stream of David. If you want to learn more about improving your mindset and skill

Vanessa Stoykov May 12, 2020

Family Funding

Notice This One Thing to Improve Your Finances

By now the lockdown has really taken hold and we are all starting to understand what it really means living with social distancing and essential services only for up to

Vanessa Stoykov April 28, 2020

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3 Money Lessons to Take from COVID-19

There are many things we are all having to relearn during this pandemic. While it was certainly challenging to begin with, it seems as time rolls on, and Australia seems

Vanessa Stoykov April 21, 2020

Getting Help

Why Six Months of Savings is the New Black

As the dust settles on the shock of COVID-19, and the social isolation rules start to relax a little, it is time to reflect on what we have learned from

Vanessa Stoykov April 10, 2020

Family Funding

Top 5 Money Tips When You’re in a Pandemic

There’s no denying it: we are going through very tough times. Not just here in Australia, but around the globe. The pandemic of COVID19 has done more than just have

Vanessa Stoykov April 3, 2020

Getting Help

2020, Climate and Your Money

My first blog back for 2020 - after an eventful holiday period, mainly dominated by bushfires. Yes, Australia is still burning. The crisis is far from over. But to be

Vanessa Stoykov January 10, 2020

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The Magic Number, Revealed

A very interesting statistic came to light in the recent Australian Talks National survey, in which more than 50,000 Australians took part. While there were many fascinating insights in the

Vanessa Stoykov October 23, 2019

Focus

3 Ways To Make Sure It’s Not Too Late For Your Money Goals

Whether you are 20-something or 50-something, I can honestly say it’s never too late to improve your financial situation. Yes, the earlier you start, the easier your life will be

Vanessa Stoykov September 6, 2019

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What I Learned About Money to Get Ahead – That You Can Too

Do you ever wonder what other people know about money that you don't? Why on social media they seem to be on amazing holidays or wearing outfits that you couldn’t

Vanessa Stoykov August 1, 2019

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Why We Believe Athletes Can Help You

I’ve been running a media business in finance for a very long time. 20 years in fact. And this is not my first show. But I’m particularly excited about it

Vanessa Stoykov June 18, 2019

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3 Top Traits Happy People Have (and you can too)

If you don’t change, nothing will change. Anyone who gets to their 40s knows that life is not a straight line or a smooth path. In fact, you will have

Vanessa Stoykov May 7, 2019

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5 Steps to Improve Your Finances When You’re Clueless About Money

So many times people throw their hands in the air when it comes to money - where does it go, and how does it slip through your fingers? What many

Vanessa Stoykov April 23, 2019

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Three Most Common Money Traps and How to Avoid Them

We all do it - fall into money traps without even knowing. Life is so busy today, there are so many pressures on us, that sometimes making fast decisions is

Vanessa Stoykov April 2, 2019

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Are you the 1 in 3 Aussies in danger?

Here is a statistic that really troubles me. 1 in 3 Aussies don't have more than 1 month’s salary saved for emergencies. That means that a third of the population

Vanessa Stoykov March 5, 2019

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Three Steps to Getting Out of Personal Debt – For Good

There’s no shame in admitting you have an issue with personal debt. Credit cards and personal loans are so common today. Mainly because it’s an expensive world we live in

Vanessa Stoykov February 19, 2019

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5 Reasons 2019 is the Year of Personal Finance

No matter who you are, or what walk of life you come from, we all have something in common - money. Whether you have a little or a lot, money

Vanessa Stoykov February 5, 2019

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3 Ways to Know If You Are Making the Right Life Investments

Have you ever stopped and suddenly realised that you have been making the wrong decisions? Living the wrong choices and now suffering the consequences? Whether it be in a relationship,

Vanessa Stoykov February 5, 2019

Desire

5 Questions that Will Save You Thousands

Sometimes asking yourself the right questions is all you need to do to improve things in your life. And if you don’t know what to ask, you can’t get a

Vanessa Stoykov January 15, 2019

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3 Ways to Relax & Reflect This Holiday Season

As we head into the beginning of a new year, most people I know are making new year resolutions. It seems life is getting faster and faster, and the never

Vanessa Stoykov December 18, 2018

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How to avoid falling into debt this holiday season

It's the festive season already, and for many people that means spending a much more significant amount of money than usual, but it doesn’t need to! To help you improve

Vanessa Stoykov December 11, 2018

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Are You In a Money Trap?

Have you stopped to think about how fast we all are running now? Our work is flat out, we are constantly connected via smart phones, and our personal lives are

Vanessa Stoykov November 27, 2018

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Are You Rich or Wealthy?

There is a phenomenon on social media at the moment in China called ‘flaunt your wealth’. The idea is people lying next to their luxury car as if they have

Vanessa Stoykov November 20, 2018

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5 Truths Travel Has Taught Me About Money

I’m writing this blog from the backseat of a van with my family - racing across the Irish countryside to take us to stay in an 800-year-old castle. What an

Vanessa Stoykov October 16, 2018

Retirement

Don’t Panic About Retirement, Prepare

For the past year or so, I have made it my business to conduct an interesting social experiment. When I am with friends, or extended family members, I ask them

Vanessa Stoykov October 8, 2018

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Unlearn Action – Part 2

Action is the Unlearn Pillar that most people don’t know quite enough about to really make it work for them. Part One of exploring the Unlearn Pillar of Action I

Vanessa Stoykov August 14, 2018

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Unlearn Action – Part 1

This Unlearn Pillar is a big one: action. It’s the pillar that can make or break your financial success. It’s also the thing that most people don’t know quite enough

Vanessa Stoykov August 14, 2018

Investing

Stop Talking About Property

There's no doubt if you live in a major city in Australia, you have at some point, indulged in talking about, speculating on, and trading gossip surrounding real estate. How

Vanessa Stoykov August 14, 2018

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Unlearn Belief

In my third instalment of the “unlearn” series – on the key issues that are holding people back around creating the financial outcomes they dream of – I explore the

Vanessa Stoykov August 14, 2018

Family Funding

5 Clever Ways to Manage Your Money, Monthly

Being paid monthly can be tough. While it feels like you have lots of money that first week, it can quickly be spent, and leave you living on beans by

Vanessa Stoykov August 7, 2018

Getting Help

5 Steps to Reinventing Yourself

Everyone makes jokes about the kind of old age they want. Or dream of travelling, sleeping in, and general good times. The reality is mostly different, as people experience different

Vanessa Stoykov July 24, 2018

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Unlearn Time

Of the big five lessons that need to be unlearned about money, I think time perhaps is the biggest missed opportunity. Why? Simply because the biggest trap of time is

Vanessa Stoykov July 24, 2018

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Unlearn Focus

Today the unlearn lesson I want to explore is focus. Or rather, clarity about your future and your goals. While it may seem odd that the abilities to create wealth

Vanessa Stoykov July 11, 2018

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Money Mistakes to Avoid from Someone Who Has Made Them

Revealing the most common mistakes made by Australians in their 20's all the way up to 60's is close to my heart - after all at the age of 44

Vanessa Stoykov July 11, 2018

Reset your money. Reinvent your life.

Reset Your Money Blog

Hear from me and my friends who work in the finance industry about trends, important topics and things you should definitely know about resetting and managing your money.

RESET YOUR MONEY. REINVENT YOUR LIFE.

RESET YOUR MONEY.
REINVENT YOUR LIFE.